Meghan Markle Confirms Dad To MIss Royal Wedding

US actor Meghan Markle has confirmed her father will not be attending her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, putting an end to days of speculation.

Markle's father, Thomas, had been due to walk his daughter down the aisle at the glittering ceremony at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday.

But the former lighting director for TV soaps and sitcoms gave a series of contradictory statements this week about whether he would be there, with the Los Angeles-based celebrity website TMZ.com saying he had undergone heart surgery on Wednesday.

"Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding. I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health," Meghan Markle said in a statement on Thursday.